Installed Hids On My R33!

[TramanBaba]

so the xenon's on a series 2 are H4 or the H7? and i suppose instead of the oven a heat gun will suffice?

[POLICE]

so the xenon's on a series 2 are H4 or the H7? and i suppose instead of the oven a heat gun will suffice?

I'm pretty sure it's H1 as MANWHORE's reply to my Q on page 2 implied, unless he didn't answer it respectively.

[SS8_Gohan]

since when did S2 R33's have xenon's?

i thought only S3 R33 GTR's had Xenon's from factory

[POLICE]

since when did S2 R33's have xenon's?

i thought only S3 R33 GTR's had Xenon's from factory

since when did they have s3 R33s?

[SS8_Gohan]

there was a third series for GTR's, not sure if it was across the range, probably not.

But there were S3 R33 GTR's, factory standard Xenons, red stitching on the inside, and some other changes that i never remember.

[TramanBaba]

I'm pretty sure it's H1 as MANWHORE's reply to my Q on page 2 implied, unless he didn't answer it respectively.

damn.. super cheap auto tells me its the H7 and i bought a pair.. can anyone else confirm for sure?

[HolyEvil]

seriously.. all everyone is saying is that aftermarket ones r bad.. OEM are good.. but no one can point us in a direction if we fail to obtain OEM ones..

=(

[SS8_Gohan]

the thing is, there isn't really another direction that's all Without retro fitting projectors. So OEM or projectors. They're the good options.

Look, to be honest, if you're just doing 99% city driving, and you're willing to point your headlighs down a little, you could get away with an a/m HID kit.

They're not the best option, but for just city driving you'll be ok. Seriously, a lot of ppl these days are just driving with the foggies on and when you think about the amount of street lighting, and lights from other cars, you can get away with it.

Some people don't really care for the finer details of this all, fair enough, that's cool. Despite being glary, it's hard to argue that they don't look pretty shmick. And as with most modifications to our cars, there is some law, somewhere, saying not to do it.

If you're not fussed, go for it. As OEM for R34 is easily $850+, more the $900's. I've been looking at the yahoo auctions quite closely, and you just don't seem to be able to land anything for less than $850.

You can do the retro fit if you're handy with those sorts of things. But you'll still have to buy some projectors, and then buy a HID kit, with the D2r types globes, etc. Still looking at roughly $500 for those parts, and you still have to put it together.

So yeah, choice is yours really. This issue comes up more with R34 Xenon owners, as our healight assemblies were designed for another bulb. Now, i'm not saying R33 and R32 lighting is brilliant, but at least everything is as it should be.

cheers,

daniel

[raz0r$harP.UK]

damn.. super cheap auto tells me its the H7 and i bought a pair.. can anyone else confirm for sure?

Unless yours have been converted that's most likely incorrect.

Series 1 R32: H3 (high) and H3C (low)

Series 2 R32: H3 (high) and H1 (low)

[TramanBaba]

Unless yours have been converted that's most likely incorrect.

Series 1 R32: H3 (high) and H3C (low)

Series 2 R32: H3 (high) and H1 (low)

there's series 2 r32? sure u meant r33 for the stuff u just said?

[raz0r$harP.UK]

there's series 2 r32? sure u meant r33 for the stuff u just said?

Yeah I meant R32. Series 1 R32s were made from May 89 - August 91, and Series 2 from August 91 - August 93. One way to check is the colour of your dash, series 1 R32s have a blue dash, series 2 have a black dash (applies to GTST, not sure about GTR).

Bulbs did not change in the R33 range (except in the series 3 GTRs which had xenons as previously indicated).

[HolyEvil]

the thing is, there isn't really another direction that's all Without retro fitting projectors. So OEM or projectors. They're the good options.

Look, to be honest, if you're just doing 99% city driving, and you're willing to point your headlighs down a little, you could get away with an a/m HID kit.

They're not the best option, but for just city driving you'll be ok. Seriously, a lot of ppl these days are just driving with the foggies on and when you think about the amount of street lighting, and lights from other cars, you can get away with it.

hey there mate.. which are projector style xenons? which car maker uses them? honda and lexus? those 2 are cars that i've seen headlights that I thought was difference from the R34s..

cheers

[SS8_Gohan]

from factory?

BMW

Audi

Mercedes

Nissan (new 350z)

Honda

Lexus

Lambo

Ferrari

Porsche

Holden (on the top of the line, new models, only took about 500 years for them to catch up)

Aston Martin..

Mazda RX8

etc, etc... you get the idea. It's more a luxury item at this stage.

Volvo have reflector Xenons, like the R34's. And i think Lexus's first Xenons were done in reflector assemblies as well. Now-a-days, very FEW manufactures make Xenons which DON'T use projectors.

Lots of manufacturers use and have used for a while, projectors, it's just that some cars get Xenon globes in the projectors as oppose to normal halogens. A lot of cars on the road have projectors, but aren't Xenon.

But if you want to do a retro-fit, you don't have to buy spare parts from a car manufacture. Hella/Bosch, etc, make projectors. And i would imagine most car companies would use projectors made by those big companies.

the HIDplanet forums are really the BEST place to check up on all this.

[POLICE]

can sum1 give me the link to the post on how to take the headlight covers off please?

thanks

[SS8_Gohan]

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[XRAIDER]

hey ali,

The link that gohan posted up is spot on the money. It is the only 'Real' and 'proper' way of doing things.

r32 headlights are renouned for being the crappest lights ever. If you don't want to go the retrofit option, the best light you can get is probably a set of plus 50 bulbs, relayed so that they get the full 13.8 volts (instead of the 10-11 volts they usually get).

Hi um ive been going mad looking for the thread to relay the headlights, does anyone know where its at? I'm sure ive seen it once before but just cant find it.

Thanks

[EVILTD]

HID's are good... but it's way too bright... a few of my friends has had their cars defected already...

So yeah, just take care...

[tyaos]

i was try to do retro on my R34... but i dont think i cant do it...

might i screw all up... i try to find OEM xenon... but i cant find them..

anyone know where i can find? i must import from japan right?

if anyone did it.. can i please have the pictures?

cheers

paul

[NYTSKY]

I had 8000k HIDS my car,they were in for 2 weeks then got defected,pulled them out and sold them on ebay.To much glare in reflector style headlights like R33s.Only suited to projector ones IMO.

[unarmed_skyline]

no-one really answered this but you can get oem zenon headlight for r33 series 2's. they were only avaliable in the late series 2 models, i had some on the shell i just bought but they were f*ked so i cant use them, got a quote on brand new ones and they are $1300ish each light, and good luck finiding them second hand probably anyone whos got em dun know, and if they doo i wouldnt ever be selling them